Natural materials at the light table invite active investigation.
Plants and produce invite children to look closely ... and to question.
Allowing children access to authentic tools (in this image, magnifying glasses) encourages them to not only look closely, but to also think like a scientist.
Take the children on a 'nature walk' in your community ... what do they see? Hear? Feel? Smell?
What intrigues them? What treasures can you take back to the class that will invite deeper investigations?
What materials/resources/realia can you put out to engage children's curiosity? What questions do they ask, what wonders do they have?
This class found animal scat on a neighbourhood walk ... which led to an interesting inquiry! How engaging for young children!
Natural materials at the light table invite active investigation.
Plants and produce invite children to look closely ... and to question.
Allowing children access to authentic tools (in this image, magnifying glasses) encourages them to not only look closely, but to also think like a scientist.
Take the children on a 'nature walk' in your community ... what do they see? Hear? Feel? Smell?
What intrigues them? What treasures can you take back to the class that will invite deeper investigations?
What materials/resources/realia can you put out to engage children's curiosity? What questions do they ask, what wonders do they have?
This class found animal scat on a neighbourhood walk ... which led to an interesting inquiry! How engaging for young children!